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Related to dog fennel: Eupatorium capillifolium
dog fennel
n.
1. A weedy plant (Eupatorium capillifolium) in the composite family, native to the southeast United States and having pinnately divided leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers.
2. See mayweed.
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dog fennel
n
1. (Plants) another name for mayweed
2. (Plants) a weedy plant, Eupatorium capillifolium, of the southeastern US, having divided leaves and greenish rayless flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
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Noun | 1. | ![]() herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
2. | ![]() composite plant, composite - considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers Anthemis, genus Anthemis - dog fennel |
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